Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-05
HOUSE.
CHARLESTON, w. VA,
Wednesday, February ,, 1857.

CHARLESTON, w. VA,
Wednesday, February ,, 1881.
The following bills were presented:
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By the Committee on EducatiOn-H. b.
27S, Concerning school elections; the
teaching of effects Of alcohol, narcotics,
&c. on the human system; the establish
ment OF schools for cOlOred pupils; estab-
liShment of High Schools and extending
the term of school to more than four
months.
BY Mr.. Ragland-H. B. 279, To provide
a more effective method of making final
settlements with the SheritfS of the several
counties of this State.
By Mr.. Ragland-H. 3. go, Compell-
ing Boards of Education To make distrl-
! buttons To the several sub-dlStrictS accord
ing to the enumeration.
BY MI. Ragland-H. b. PSI, TO prevent
the depreciation of State, county and dis
trict claims.
Ry Mr.. Duval-H. Il. 2S2, Requiring
the inspection Of steam boilers ut least
once every year,
Also. IL. b. 2S3, for the prevention and
punishment of blackmail.
Also, II. Il. PA. To require railroad
companies to give notice at stations whether
passenger trains are on time OF not.
by Mr.. Young-H. B. ~, giving mar
ried women the right to sue or he sued in
certain eases.
A petition was presented by Mr.. Hagans
from Mrs. NJ. l.. Dickey, and other teachers
of the State Normal School ut FalrmOnt,
asking for the payment OF $l,:3O OF unpaid
/ salaries.
The debate was resumed on Mr.. Chip
ley'S bill, tn amend the law relating to ex-
emptiOns SD Us to make the statute
conform to the constitution, the Republic
can members made a party question out
/ of it, and under the leadership OF MIR.
Hagans they spoke and voted almost in q
body against the bill. The motion was
made by Mr.. IIaganS, on yesterday, when
the bill came up for its second reading, to
postpone it indefinitely. This motion
brought Captain Chipley, the patron Of
the bill, to his feet in its defense, and he
made an earnest and eloquent speech
against the motion urging its cOnsiderl-
ton, ~ sOOn ~ possible, in behalf OF the
farmers and the poor men OF the State.
Mr.. Chew also favored the bill.
Mr.. HaganS argued the question OF post
poning the bill and the cOnstitutionality OF
| the present law at some length, but the
House adjourned before he completed his
argument.
subsequently, the debate was resumed
| and resulted in a discussion between the
prominent men Of both parties, which oc-
rupied the greater part OF the day. MessrS.
Chew, Chipley, Kidd, Spencer, GOrrell,
| Rnseberry, Ragland and Woods, spoke in
favor Ut the bill and against the motion
To postpone, and MesSrs, Hagans, HOkc,
McWhOrter and Hensley spoke against the
bill and in favor of pOStpOnement. The mo-
ton Tor -puStpOncment WAS defeated by u
PARTY vote of - to sc. Amendments We're
offered by MesSrS. Raymond and Young,
and Mr.. HOke offered an amendment eX-
empting property held by Odd Fellows
NIaSOnS and other benevolent and CHART
able institutions from taxation under the
provision of the bill, and advocated it in
an able speech.
Mr.. Chipley spoke against it in retalla-
| ton, and for u time it seemed another
discussion was imminent, hut the previous
question was demanded by Mr.. Reynolds,
and WAS carried.
The following bills were presented in the
afternoon session:
by Mr.. Harding-H. Il. 213, To release
/ from forfeiture lands assessed in one cOun-
~ which are located in IN adjoining conn
ty and providing for the transfer of the
same to the proper county.
By Mr.. Crow-lI. Il. 2Tl, concerning
settlements made by SheriilS for school
moneys.
BY MIR. Gorrcll-H. b. 10, concerning
fees of officers.
BY Mr.. McWhorter-H. Il. 2T6, author
ling the independent Board of Education OF
the city of Charleston to issue bonds for
the purpose of building and equipping
school houses i'm said city.
BY Mr.. KinSey-H. t. ~, concerning
assessment and taxation OF property of in
cOpOrated companies.
III. 4. 100 with the amendment pro-
posed by Mr.. HOke and the amendment TO
the amendment proposed by Mr.. Heusley
which WAS under consideration when the
House took q recess, WAS again taken up
and the debate resumed. Mr.. Hensley's
amendment was rejected and also the
amendment offered by Mr.. Hoke. The
bill was then passed to it's engrOSsment
aud third reading.
III. Il. ITO, TO amend and re-cnact an
act TO authorize the county of Jefferson to
/ fund ut a lower rate of interest, or on het-
ter terms, the outstanding bonds OF said
county, passed March ,, 1SSl,' came up
on second reading and after
an amendment inserting in the blank space
in line 6 of section 3 the words three
hundred dollars it was passed to a third
reading. Mr.. Lucas then moved to sus-
pend the rules and the bill was read 4
third time and passed with its title. 1t
WAS also moved that it take effect from its
passage.
II. Il No. -, "to provide Tor destitute
children" WAS read "A second time, and
after some slight amendment was passed
to 4 third reading.
III. h. No. 80 was ordered to third read
ing.
Mr.. HenSley's bill, 81, concerning the
disturbance of religious worship" coming
up on u second reading, OccaSiOned Il good
deal of debate and amusement. Ii was
first moved to indefinitely postpone it but
VT. iicHSltS' ~ IN eaihSSt SPeVNh, SUI
ceedcd i'm defeating the motion. The bill
was then amended in several places in
reference to the punishment for disturb
ance of worship, and it was moved that the
Salvation Army be embraced in the pro-
lection offered by the bill but the motion
WAS lost. The bill was then passed TO its
third reading
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